Nick Perdomo Jr. is the third generation of cigar artisans within his family, and has continued the legacy with much pride. Celebrating 10 years in existence the Perdomo family came out with the 10th anniversary line, which is actually a seasonal cigar despite often being readily available through most brick and mortars or online sites.

Origin: Nicaragua

MSRP: $4.00-$6.00/ea.

Wrapper: Connecticut Shade

Size: 6.0″ x 54 Epicure

Lighting and Construction: The Perdomo Champagne was solidly constructed, beautiful in appearance with an ever so slight glaze from oils. Opting to punch the cigar, I slowly pressed on the the punch through the cap attempting to avoid any cracking, and the Champagne proved to have as rigid of a cap as I initially thought. Despite the solid construction, and using a precision Xikar butane lighter the Perdomo lit slightly uneven. This cigar had perhaps one of the easiest draws I’ve ever experienced, thus, making it a relaxing and near effortless cigar.

1st 1/3: The initial third began with a light, airy cream that was accompanied by hints of pepper. The smoke was so smooth and delicious that it could substitute for many desserts I’ve had at restaurants, and possibly be more satisfying at the same time. The taste of almond butter and hazelnut coffee flooded my palate. The burn on the cigar began slightly uneven, but revealed a honey gray colored ash that stayed faithfully on the end of the cigar.

Perdomo Champagne

2nd 1/3: This third really kicked in some serious pepper and spice, close to mimicking carbonation from actual Champagne, making one wonder just why this cigar is titled what it is titled. Hints of cream lingered in the background, and I looked forward to exhaling the smoke every time in anticipation of the creamy mellowness. The burn did require a minor adjustment in this third, but after correcting it was nice and even.

Final 1/3: The burn was consistent with the first two, and would finish extremely smooth and mellow. The airy and peppery sensations would stay strong but would never be overbearing or harsh. The burn remained consistent and did not require any further corrections aside from the initial.

Conclusion: This is an excellent tasting cigar, and seemed to be very reliable upon my first encounter with it. The construction was solid, and the flavor profile was delicious. If you are a coffee drinker, this may be a great weekend smoke when you can pair it up with your favorite coffee. For those of us who may not be so fond of coffee, this is an excellent after meal dessert cigar, and I highly recommend picking one up.

Lastly, please leave your opinion if you smoke this cigar, and what you thought of this review!

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8 Comments

I appreciate that, and I hope you enjoy the Champagne as much as I did! They’re also on CigarMonster
quite often in five packs with free shipping, so keep your eye out!

tdogg

Posted May 16, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Brian,

This is a very well written review. I don’t even smoke cigars but this review had me wanting to try this one out.

Your friend.
Tdogg

Ray

Posted October 14, 2010 at 1:13 PM

I got this little gem in my com club shipment and was a bit surprised by the flavor. I had all but given up on mild to mid cigars but this one really made me think twice. Pick one up and enjoy.

tommy

Posted January 20, 2012 at 6:58 PM

thank you for your review I must say I fell in love with this cigar, the first 1 I smoke and hand look for additional to keep in my humidor .

con

Posted February 2, 2012 at 9:11 AM

I had just made myself a smooth espresso and lit a Champagne when I came across your review.
It was my second cigar for the day and I wanted something to calm me down, it did the job, and your review described it to the max.
I didn’t have a problem with the burn from start to finish though.
Spot on!

Scott

Posted May 9, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Very accurate review on the flavor profiles, construction & characteristics of this cigar. As stated, it is delicious, mild to low-medium with an easy draw, almost flawless burn and volumous smoke. I really enjoy these despite my leanings to a stronger smoke. Just finished one that I continued to less than an inch.

Torget

Posted June 20, 2012 at 4:12 AM

Chapeau! This is a very nice review, I really liked it! And it makes me wanna try this stick as well… perhaps I have the chance doing so at the weekend when I attend an event where Nick Perdomo will be there as well.
So again: Thanks for the review!